Li Qing got his wish and took a long leave and rushed to Jinling with several large boxes of "Yongle Dian".
When we arrived at Jinling, it was already the end of the year.
As soon as I entered the house, I heard bad news.
Li Jinglong is sick.
In an instant, Li Qing's joy disappeared and he hurriedly asked for details.
Zhu Yunwen sighed: "Master has already seen it and said that his lifespan has come to an end and that no medicine or stone can cure him."
"Where are you angry?"
"I've tried it," said Zhang Slutty, who was boxing on the side. "He's already so old. This situation is normal."
Li Qing was silent.
Time is not forgiving!
"I'll go see him."
"Senior brother, I'll go with you." Zhu Yunwen said, "I often go to Cao Guogong's mansion, and everyone in the mansion knows me."
Li Qing nodded: "Let's go then."
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Duke Cao's Mansion.
Li Jinglong was lying on the bed, his pale face full of grooves.
Unknowingly, that handsome man with a tall stature, fine features, awe-inspiring appearance, and graceful appearance has become so old.
Seeing Li Qing coming, Li Jinglong's pale face became rosy. ωＷω.ＧoＮЬ.οrＧ
"I knew you would come." Li Jinglong said with a smile, "You all should step aside first. I'll chat with my old friends."
"Yes, father (grandpa, great-grandpa)."
The children and grandchildren of the Li family retreated.
"How's it going?" Li Jinglong raised his eyebrows and said, "Look at my Sun Mantang, don't you feel envious?"
He was still so arrogant.
Li Qing said softly: "When did you get sick? Why didn't you write a letter?"
"Aren't you busy?" Li Jinglong rolled his eyes and teased: "How dare I distract you!"
Li Qing was not in the mood to care, and reached out to touch his wrist. After a moment, he slowly let go.
All the internal organs are in decline!
"Okay, brother, I can definitely live a long life at this age. Death is also a joy and mourning. There is nothing to be sad about." Li Jinglong was very free and easy.
Li Qing forced a smile and joked: "I originally wanted to drink with you, but now I see, I'm afraid that won't work."
"Don't come here." Li Jinglong said angrily, "That's not how you use the method of provoking generals."
Li Qing smiled and his expression became serious.
He asked softly: "Brother, do you have any unfulfilled wishes?"
"Let me think about it." Li Jinglong thought about it seriously for a long time and said, "I have nothing to regret in my life, but there is one thing that always sticks in my throat and makes me feel unhappy."
As he said that, he looked at Zhu Yunwen.
Zhu Yunwen said hurriedly: "That is all in the past. I have looked away a long time ago. Don't take it to heart. I no longer resent you."
"No, that's not what I said."
Zhu Yunwen:?
Li Qing asked: "Is this about the Battle of Jingnan?"
Li Jinglong nodded: "Yes, half a million imperial troops surrounded Beiping City, but they couldn't defeat it. It's so shameful. It will be passed down to future generations, and I can die again;
Even the popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms would not dare to write this! "
Zhu Yunwen: "..."
"I will clear your name." Li Qing said seriously, "Li Jinglong is not a fool."
"Well, although I'm not as good as Lan Yu, I can still be considered a normal person." Li Jinglong said, "It's okay to leave a name in history, but don't be used as a negative example."
Li Jinglong attaches great importance to his posthumous reputation, not because of his good reputation, but the ancients also attached great importance to this.
500,000: 10,000+,
Even a tied dog can win, but he lost the fight unexpectedly. If this is passed down to future generations, the number one idiot would be none other than Li Jinglong.
Li Jinglong urged: "Don't say that I betrayed Jianwen. I don't want to be accused of being disloyal."
"Then...what should I say?" Li Qing scratched his head.
"Just say..." Li Jinglong thought carefully and said, "In this way, you just say that I have never dealt with Jianwen from the beginning, and have always been with Zhu Di. I definitely didn't switch sides halfway..."
Zhu Yunwen: Do you not care so much about the feelings of the person involved?
After Li Jinglong finished his instructions, he felt a little embarrassed and said: "Old cousin, you won't be angry if I say this, right?"
"I……"
"I'm almost dead," Li Jinglong said.
"……Won't."
"That's good." Li Jinglong smiled with relief and said miserably: "Old cousin, you really can't blame me for this. If you want to blame it, it's all Zhu Di's fault. Who told him not to tell the truth in order to show off his awesomeness?
This is good, he is awesome and I am stupid. "
Zhu Yunwen: -_-||I am the real Dasha!
"Okay, I will do as you say." Li Qing promised.
With Li Qing's guarantee, Li Jinglong was completely relieved and no longer had any regrets.
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore." Li Jinglong's mood became cheerful, "Don't tell me, last time I listened to your pig raising, I really made a lot of money. Now the people of Jinling have indeed become rich and are willing to spend money. Now, business in all walks of life is much easier.”
After a pause, "However, if it continues like this, I will be afraid of losing my tail. You should keep an eye on Shen Xin and don't let the situation get out of control."
Li Qing nodded: "Don't worry, I know what's going on."
"Well, I'm quite relieved about you." Li Jinglong smiled and suddenly asked: "Li Qing, will you die?"
"Maybe." Li Qing sighed, "No one is immortal, but... I haven't reached the time yet."
"It's good that you can die, it's good that you can die." Li Jinglong breathed a long sigh of relief, "I can't imagine how much suffering you will suffer if you keep living like this."
Li Qing smiled and said, "Actually, it's not bad. I...I'm almost used to it."
Li Jinglong held Li Qing's hand and patted the back of his hand, wanting to say something, but in the end it just turned into a sigh.
He could feel Li Qing's pain, and Li Qing also understood his thoughts.
The two looked at each other, silently.
After a long time, Li Qing broke the silence and said, "I'll help you freshen up your body. You should pay more attention to rest and spend more time with your children and grandchildren."
"Yeah, okay." Li Jinglong agreed.
Li Qing took a deep breath, and pure Qi was continuously supplied to Li Jinglong.
"It's comfortable." Li Jinglong squinted his eyes, his face full of enjoyment.
A quarter of an hour later, Li Qing withdrew his hand, and Li Jinglong fell asleep, sleeping soundly.
"Let's go back first." Zhu Yunwen whispered.
"Um."
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The Chinese New Year is coming in two days, and the servants are actively busy preparing for the New Year.
The mansion is decorated in red and colorful, and everything is filled with the joy of the New Year.
Li Qing was not happy because his good brother was about to leave him.
Zhu Yunwen patted him on the shoulder and said, "Senior brother, be more open-minded. As you said, no one is immortal. He will die sooner rather than later."
"I understand, I understand everything." Li Qing nodded and forced a smile.
Zhu Yunwen changed the topic: "Senior brother, which of these boxes are from the "Yongle Dadian"?"
"open to take a look."
Zhu Yunwen opened the box and found that it was indeed the Yongle Ceremony. He was surprised and said: "How long has it been and you have read it all?"
"open to take a look."
"What's so good about this?" Zhu Yunwen said amusedly.
Having said that, he still picked up a book and started reading.
"It's just the Yongle Grand Ceremony, nothing special about it... Hiss, that's not right."
"What beautiful calligraphy!" Zhu Yunwen exclaimed. It was better than the calligraphy he had written when he was emperor. It looked like it was written by someone who was extremely accomplished in calligraphy.
Suddenly, he realized something and his face was full of shock: "Brother, this is correct..."
"Shh~!"
Li Qing put his index finger to his lips and whispered: "The servant is not far away, please keep your voice down."
"Hey." Zhu Yunwen lowered his voice, "Is it really the original?"
"Of course, I told you before, let you see the real thing." Li Qing said with a smile.
Zhu Yunwen couldn't hide his shock, "How is this..."
He lowered his voice, "How is it possible that the emperor will allow you to bring things out?"
"I stole it." Li Qing said.
Zhu Yunwen: (⊙o⊙)…
"Okay, let's move it to the study first. You can go and take a closer look and don't get confused." After Li Qing finished speaking, he turned around and went to find his master.
Zhu Yunwen was left alone in the wind.
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"Master, is Li Jinglong really hopeless?" Li Qing asked nervously.
Zhang said with a sloppy smile: "Why do you ask about something you already understand?"
"Actually, I don't want him to die, old man. Although that kid is a gossip, he is quite happy to have him around." Zhang Slutty sighed, "I have tried all the methods I can, but his internal organs are all failing and he is about to die." Well, there’s nothing I can do about it.”
After a pause, "Okay, don't be too sad. He will definitely live a long life. More than 90% of the people in the entire Jinling City will not live to his age."
"All disciples understand." Li Qing nodded lightly.
But I understand, but I still can't help feeling sad.
The young man visiting a brothel with a small gold-painted fan, his face half-covered, was so full of vigor and vitality. That scene seemed like yesterday, but now it is bleak and about to end.
Li Qing had always complained that time passed too slowly, but whenever he said goodbye, he also complained that time passed too fast.
People are always so double-standard!
"Master, are you feeling well?"
"Don't worry, I still have a few more years to live." Zhang smiled sloppily.
Li Qing rubbed his nose and forced a smile: "How about we have a drink together, master and disciple?"
"Well, Xiao Zhu is getting too old. It's not fun to drink with him." Zhang Sloppy loosened his belt and said, "Let's go to the study to drink."
…
study.
The master and apprentice were drinking here, and Zhu Yunwen was sorting books over there. He was useless to the servants and put every book on the bookshelf with his own hands.
Li Qing and Zhang Sloppy both drank two jars of wine before he finished his work.
"Master, senior brother." Zhu Yunwen sat down and poured himself a glass, "I am a light drinker, so I just want to accompany you."
"Just do what you can." Li Qing raised his glass and touched it with him, saying, "You must put this book away. I stole it just so that it can be better preserved."
"I understand." Zhu Yunwen frowned, "But the question is...does the emperor know?"
Li Qing rolled his eyes, "Look what you said, if he knew it, would he still call it a thief?"
"..." Zhu Yunwen smiled bitterly, "I mean, aren't you afraid of being discovered by the emperor?"
"It's okay, he doesn't even look at it." Li Qing said, "These grand canons have been gathering dust in Wenyuan Pavilion. He has not even opened the two books on the imperial desk of Fengtian Palace."
Zhu Yun smacked his lips, not knowing what to say for a moment.
Zhang said sloppily: "Qingzi, do you mean to steal the entire ceremony?"
"That's right." Li Qing nodded with a smile, "I had thought about it at the beginning, using our set of pirated copies to exchange for the genuine ones from the palace."
Zhang Sloppy: "With so many volumes, how long do you have to steal them?"
Li Qing calculated carefully, "If I work harder, I can steal it back in about three years."
Two people: "..."
…
The next day, Li Qing went to the Weaving Bureau, learned about the current situation, and then went to Shen Mansion.
When Shen Xin learned that Li Qing was here to ask for money, he immediately complained.
"Sir, the grassroots are now in the development stage and need huge financial support." Shen Xin said with a smile: "After the New Year, at the latest by the end of next year, I will pay back the money in full."
"That won't work. If you don't pay back the money, it won't be easy for me to do business when I go back."
Shen Xin said with a sad face: "There are several million taels of silver. I really can't squeeze it out at the moment. Can you pay back part of it first?"
"Okay." Li Qing also knew the importance of cash to Shen Xin, especially at this stage. "Well, I won't embarrass you. I will pay back one million taels first, and you can settle the rest before the end of next year. .”
"Okay, thank you for your understanding." Shen Xin breathed a long sigh of relief and asked again, "Sir, if the common people attack Su Hang, the court will help me, right?"
"Then it depends on your ability." Li Qing said vaguely.
After a pause, "But my suggestion is to stabilize Jinling first."
"Huh?" Shen Xin disagreed, "Actually, the common people know what they are doing and are confident. Now that they have done it, they have to do it in a big way, don't you think so?"
Li Qing was speechless: The problem is that you have done too much, and the little emperor may not be able to tolerate you!
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ps: There are only two chapters today
